Chapter 125: The Fourth Crossing
Tolle gave Lynn Minmay a brief introduction to the general situation of this world and told her that after resting in this country for a while, she would still need to return to her own space.
That way, he could make sure she always traveled with him during sudden crossings and eventually find her original world.
But before the two of them had chatted for long, Miriallia arrived at Tolle's home. The moment she opened the door, she saw Lynn Minmay and Tolle sitting closely together on the sofa, watching TV with their arms around each other.
Fortunately, she had already been brainwashed beforehand; otherwise, this would have been a scene straight out of a battlefield of love rivals. Miriallia calmly asked Tolle,
"Tolle, who is this? Can you introduce me?"
Tolle instinctively tensed up, his first thought being to immediately stand up and explain.
But then he remembered that she had already been brainwashed. Was there really any need for that? So he simply sat back down.
"Miriallia, this is my cousin, Lynn Minmay. She recently came from the Asian Federation to visit me. It's been a long time since we last met."
Then he turned to Lynn Minmay and said, "Minmay, let me introduce you—this is your sister-in-law, Miriallia."
Lynn Minmay, a professional singer and actress, immediately slipped into character. She let go of Tolle's arm, ran over to Miriallia, hooked her arm through hers, and cheerfully greeted her, "Hello, sister-in-law."
The sudden "sister-in-law" made Miriallia blush furiously.
Lynn Minmay even shot Tolle a meaningful look, as if to say, "You get it." Tolle couldn't help but sigh. This girl's not bad—she knows how to act appropriately. She's worth keeping around.
Soon, Lynn Minmay and Miriallia were happily chatting away. To Tolle's surprise, the two hit it off instantly, quickly becoming close friends and leaving him sidelined.
He really wanted to sit between them and enjoy having one on each side. Just then, Tolle Koenig's brain rang again with the system's voice.
"Host, the artifact's energy is fully charged. You may cross again at any time."
Tolle excused himself, slipping away with the age-old 'bathroom escape,' and asked the system once alone,
"System, you sure have good timing. The moment I finally get some free time, it's already time to cross again?"
"Actually, Host, you could have crossed earlier, but you were in constant danger, so I did not notify you. This system always places the Host's safety first."
Hearing that, Tolle was left speechless. After finishing his preparations, he said to the system,
"System, let's just cross directly."
"Understood. Crossing begins…"
〈Unknown error detected… Time-space anomaly detected… Emergency plan activating… Plan successful… Destination deviated… Compensation plan initiated…〉
Tolle's vision went black as he heard the system's voice. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in the ruins of a building.
The ruins were already overgrown with greenery, clearly abandoned for a long time.
Tolle looked around helplessly and asked the system,
"System, what just happened? Did something go wrong? Can I still get back?"
"Host, do not worry. An accident occurred during the crossing.
There was a weak spatial rift near the destination. For unknown reasons, the transmission was pulled into it, diverting you into this world instead of the original target world.
The system is currently analyzing this world. Once parsing is complete, you can return anytime—you won't need to wait until the time limit expires.
As compensation, the system will immediately fulfill the conditions for a permission upgrade without requiring you to investigate this world, and it will grant you a random lottery draw.
After returning, you will also receive one Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny World Crossing Ticket and another lottery draw."
Then the system continued,
"Host, confirmation not required. Unknown world detected. Permission upgraded.
Travel days extended by 30, next crossing in 210 days.
Permission upgraded to Corporal. Storage space doubled to a maximum of 480×480×480 meters, with subdivided spaces scaled proportionally."
Clearly, the system feared Tolle might regret it, so it instantly showered him with benefits. But was he really that kind of person?
So all those past worlds had been arranged by the system in advance? Was it just playing around with him?
Still, the rewards were generous enough—an effortless upgrade, two lottery draws, and a free crossing after returning. He was easy to please. In short—sweet deal.
"System, use the random draw immediately."
"Understood. Starting lottery…
Congratulations, Host. You have obtained: Gundam SEED Destiny world—Astray Noir Gundam design blueprint; MS propulsion system: Advanced Deuterion Reactor and Anti-Neutron Jammer design blueprints.
They have been delivered to storage. Please check."
Tolle almost had a spike in blood pressure. Astray Noir Gundam and an MS propulsion system? He could've gotten those later in the SEED world anyway! What use were they now?
He had just praised the system for being generous, and now it turned around and tricked him.
But he didn't dare complain—what if the system took revenge later, giving him garbage in future draws? After all, based on its words, it was obvious that the worlds and rewards were prearranged.
It felt like swallowing broken teeth—painful, but he had no choice. Such was his fate.
Tolle pulled out the Astray Noir Gundam blueprint to look at it. A clunky B-class unit, but with the advanced deuterion reactor and anti-neutron jammer, he wouldn't have to worry about energy consumption anymore, even if he copied the Freedom Gundam. That wasn't too bad. At least when he went back to the SEED world, he could openly use it.
Besides, the Astray Noir was a melee-specialized unit capable of mimicking human movements exactly. It could even be fun to bring it to the G Gundam world.
Maybe he could try modifying it. Changing its appearance would be a good idea—after all, if it looked too much like Master Asia's unit, Domon would see it and probably beat him up on the spot.
Astray Noir Gundam
Class: B-rank unit
Terrain Adaptability: Sea C / Land A / Air C / Space B
Special Equipment: Melee Combat Sensor; Mirage Colloid System
Fixed Weapons: "Hedgehog Array" 75mm anti-air Gatling cannons ×2; M8F-SB93 Beam Gun-Blades ×2; MR-Q10 "Respondent Type-III" Large Anti-Ship Swords ×2; MAU-M3E42 Twin Linear Cannons ×2
Optional Weapon: EQS1358T Rocket Anchor Launcher